Month: October 2017

Writing from Columbus, Ohio, Donnie Collins makes a great case in today’s Citizens Voice why we should not count Penn State out of the National Championship picture. Bless his heart. I thought I was the only optimist on the staff.… Continue Reading →

About seven years ago during the fall semester at the college I taught two sections of Introduction to Mass Communications. One met on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The other, Tuesday and Thursday. When I took roll on the first Tuesday,… Continue Reading →

‘Me and Del were singing.’ I texted those words to my friend Mike when I heard Tom Petty died. I knew he’d know what I meant. It’s a line from the beginning of Petty’s song “Running Down A Dream.” The… Continue Reading →

The design component of my Advertising Theory & Design class at Luzerne County Community College consists of students creating ads in a computer lab. To add to the creative environment I log onto You Tube on the computer at the… Continue Reading →

Longing for Yankees-Dodgers series The baseball fan in me should be rooting for the Houston Astros to win the World Series. They’ve never won it before and have not only an exciting but also likable team, built around their 5’6… Continue Reading →

I think of Eddie Holleran and I think of his right bicep. His big, bulging right bicep. I have not seen his bicep in close to 60 years but I clearly remember that day sitting on the curb on Butler… Continue Reading →

My wife was saying something about the program on the Hallmark network and I was only half paying attention as I opened a new book. But when I heard her say, “I like her butt …” I perked up. “Pardon… Continue Reading →

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About the Optimist

Ed Ackerman, a consulting editor and columnist for the Greater Pittston Progress, has served the people of Greater Pittston for 48 years, starting in the newspaper field at age 17. The Pittston resident will share his thoughts in this blog and in a weekly column published in the Progress. greaterpittstonprogress.com